Group 16 Flashcards

1
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Volatile

A

Evaporates easily; easily angered; emotional; changeable; unstable

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2
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Loquacious

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Talkative; using too many words

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3
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Pedagogy

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Science of teaching

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4
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Allusion

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Indirect reference

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5
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Derivative

A

Unoriginal

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6
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Sparse

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Thin; not thick

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7
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Assuage

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To make less; to subdue; to relieve; to calm

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8
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Jeopardize

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Put at risk

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9
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Dowager

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An elderly woman at elevate social status

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10
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Desolate

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Lonely; devoid of life; feeling very sad and hopeless

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11
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Equivocal

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Ambiguous; something that can be interpreted in more than one way

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12
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Irrefutable

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Cannot be proved wrong

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13
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Equivocate

A

Speak ambiguously/ vaguely

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14
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Disposition

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Tendency; personality

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15
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Ossified

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Become fixed and rigid

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16
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Sanctity

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Holiness

17
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Inherent

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Inbuilt; genetic

18
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Implacable

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Cannot be appeased; relentless

19
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Proximity

A

Closeness

20
Q

Egotistical

A

Selfish